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Dhaze
Contributor I
Dec 26, 2018 12:01 AM UTC
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No HDMI ARC or optical on my LG tv. Help

I just bought a Beam and my Lg model number 49LJ5100-UC Does not appear to have hdmi arc input slot or the optical selections. I bought this for Christmas and have no idea what to do next. How can I get this set up?
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    Chris
    ChrisAnswer
    Lead Maestro
    Dec 26, 2018 1:12 AM UTC
    Yea pretty bare bones - what is your video source (cable box) - it should have optical you can attach direct to source the optical cable.
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    Chris
    ChrisAnswer
    Lead Maestro
    Dec 26, 2018 1:12 AM UTC
    Yea pretty bare bones - what is your video source (cable box) - it should have optical you can attach direct to source the optical cable.
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      DhazeAuthor
      Contributor I
      Dec 26, 2018 7:11 AM UTC
      Thanks. That actually worked. Now how do I go about getting my fire stick to play sound through sonos? I read some suggestions but I don’t see anything that says music,Video, books on the top of my Alexa app! Please advise
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      HvLee
      HvLee
      Collaborator I
      Dec 26, 2018 7:53 AM UTC
      You will need something like this to split of the audio from HMDI. https://www.amazon.com/iArkPower-Optical-Extractor-Splitter-Supports/dp/B01K7BZ1XC
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        Skeeter7
        Lyricist I
        Jan 6, 2019 12:58 AM UTC
        Hi - sounds like I have similar problem. I have 2011 Samsung tv model LD3D403E4D. It has no Arc or optical port. Which adaptor would you recommend? Many thanks

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        Chris
        Chris
        Lead Maestro
        Jan 6, 2019 1:45 AM UTC
        I would recommend plugging the beam into source like the optical out of cable box.
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        Skeeter7
        Lyricist I
        Jan 6, 2019 1:54 AM UTC
        Thanks Chris - I don’t have a source except Roku. Is there a switch/convertor that could work? Possible via the RCA or HDMI ports?
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        Chris
        Chris
        Lead Maestro
        Jan 6, 2019 2:18 AM UTC
        Your going to want and hdmi switch with optical out such as from monoprice
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          Chris
          Chris
          Lead Maestro
          Jan 6, 2019 2:21 AM UTC
          Example https://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011002&p_id=15375&seq=1&format=2
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